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The role of glutamine in maintaining a healthy gut and supporting the metabolic response to injury and infection

  • Wiley W. Souba
    Correspondence
    To whom reprint requests should be addressed at Dept. of Surgery, Box J-286, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610.
    Footnotes
    Affiliations
    Division of Surgical Metabolism, Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA

    Department of Surgery, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610 USA
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  • V.Suzanne Klimberg
    Affiliations
    Division of Surgical Metabolism, Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA

    Department of Surgery, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610 USA
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  • Donald A. Plumley
    Affiliations
    Division of Surgical Metabolism, Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA

    Department of Surgery, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610 USA
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  • Rabih M. Salloum
    Affiliations
    Division of Surgical Metabolism, Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA

    Department of Surgery, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610 USA
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  • Timothy C. Flynn
    Affiliations
    Division of Surgical Metabolism, Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA

    Department of Surgery, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610 USA
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  • Kirby I. Bland
    Affiliations
    Division of Surgical Metabolism, Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA

    Department of Surgery, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610 USA
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  • Edward M. Copeland III
    Affiliations
    Division of Surgical Metabolism, Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA

    Department of Surgery, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610 USA
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  • Author Footnotes
    1 Supported by NIH Grant 1 R29 CA45327-01A1 and a grant from Veterans Administration Merit Review Board.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-4804(90)90080-L
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